27" iMac...

[.Simon]

Excellent! I guess you can tell the difference?

The extra 4Gb in my MBP has made it so much faster for Photoshop etc.

 

[Schweppy]

Yeh it's running really well.

I have seen it use 5GB RAM so far when I have a few things open. Which surprised me but shows the extra was necessary.

 

[Christopher]

For sure. I use 6GB+ all day so I did the same as you, rather than spec it as a build.

Thanks for the wallpaper links mate!

 

[Sym0n]

Bump for Dave and to annoy Jenic.

X

 

[jenic]

Bump for Dave and to annoy Jenic.

X

So much hate! :dapprove:

I really hope lion is released Monday, can actually buy one of these 27" machines myself then.

 

[Christopher]

Why are you holding out? You get a sub on it anyway.

 

[Tom]

If its over £50 i'll be surprised, im not eating my hat again.

It will blatanly be download only

 

[jenic]

Why are you holding out? You get a sub on it anyway.

Don't want to pay for an upgrade and hoping back2school starts again

If its over £50 i'll be surprised, im not eating my hat again.

It will blatanly be download only

tenner says they will do a disk option, or are you talking about subsidised/free upgrades only?

 

[SamP]

I'm broke as f**k and need some money so my 27" is going to have to go. Instead of starting another whats it worth thread I might as well post here. Ideas on the value of the last gen iMac? 27'' quad core i7, 4gb ram and a 1tb HD with 2 years AppleCare left? PM if interested also

 

[Sym0n]

I'll give you £20. PM me.

 

[jenic]

£900 according to Mac2Sell.

With the new one available for as little as £1200 with 3 years apple care if you know a student, plus from Monday a free i-Touch (hopefully) then that seems about right imo.

 

[Dafthead]

Oh, hello nice Mr UPS driver....

 

[Revels]

Mac mini too. Good work.

 

[Kane.]

Ffs, I want one.

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

'kinell !!!

Looks like you've just robbed an Apple Store hahaha !

 

[Christopher]

Hero.

Spec?

 

[Dafthead]

i5, 8Gb, 1Tb (yeah I know it's no i7 but i couldn't justify it, even though i wanted it hehe)

Just waiting for the new MBA 13 to come out and that will be my new work machine.

Already got an MBP 13 and an iphone4, addictive much?

 

[Pete Nov]

Sweet, what spec did you get on the Mac Mini?

 

[jenic]

Mac mini aswell!

Mine came Thursday :approve:

 

[Dafthead]

Mac Mini is :

2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
500GB Serial ATA Drive

 

[Revels]

You're using it for media aren't you?

Surprised you didn't go for a trackpad in that case. Stick Plex on it. It's a bit of hassle if all your files aren't named well but once you get that sorted it's fine.

 

[Dafthead]

Aye for movies etc.

Got the trackpad in with the imac, decided to try both and see which i prefer

 

[Christopher]

Awesome setup mate.

As much as I bleat on about very few people going i7, they're still a mint machine.

The only reason I went i7 for mine was because it's my main workstation and I wanted it to have as much lifespan as possible.

 

[Dafthead]

Aye for general browsing, which is all I do, it just wasn't an option hehe, could have done with the 21" to be hone.....nah now i'm just being silly

 

[jenic]

The thing with the 27" models is, when you look at the displays resolution and size, the actual computer is only costing you about £500. It's a bloody bargain!

 

[jam.]

Aaagh. Part of me really, really wants an iMac - but another hates the thought of sitting down to a computer at home.

I need to replace my decrepit first gen mini (that I'm using solely for iTunes & browsing it from my air; [when it works] now) soon though as It's just laughing at me for keeping it alive so long now.

Maybe Airport Extreme + external USB drive with all iTunes gubbins is the answer... ffs

 

[Christopher]

27" is the answer.

Don't be weak.

 

[Dafthead]

Finally got mine set up :

One word "epic"

 

[jenic]

That chair would be no good for Christopher, no good at all!

 

[Brian]

If only my desk looked like that!

 

[J273]

Finally got mine set up :

One word "epic"

How do you find the trackpad compared to a magic mouse?.....Thinking of going for one with lion being more gesture based.

 

[Dafthead]

Trackpad PWNS mouse (IMO) given them both a go and they don't even compare, kept having to clack the mouse around on the desk.

Coming from the macbook it was second nature and a pleasure to use TBH, do it.

 

[Schweppy]

Completely agree! ^^^^

Trackpad sooooo much nicer and more ergonomic to use.

I hate using the mouse now. It never gets turned on!

 

[Revels]

Magic Mouse > Trackpad.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

The magic mouse is s**t tbf......I spec'd the trackpad with my iMac....haven't regretted it at all.

 

[jenic]

Magic Mouse > Trackpad.

This.

I dont get why people dont like the magic mouse, its the best I've ever used.

Trackpads are ok but trying to do something like a click and drag can be frustrating, as can trying to be accurate with it.

 

[Turkish]

Bump this badboy up as my i7 has just shipped. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Awesome, what spec?

Didn't get extra RAM I hope?!

 

[Turkish]

No extra ram for the obvious reasons.


27-inch iMac

3.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
4GB 1333MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
1TB Serial ATA Drive
AMD Radeon HD 6970M 2GB GDDR5
Magic Trackpad

 

[Tom]

Woah. Hero Spec.